When it comes to internet service in rural areas, the service quality has always suffered, mostly because of lower population counts and lack of infrastructure given the difficult terrain. In rural ...

This new plan could decide if rural communities shape AI or get shaped by it.

Chris Disher, the co-owner of a rural internet provider in Louisiana, is ready to start digging to get fast and reliable internet to some of the estimated 450,000 households and small businesses in ...

Access to fast, reliable internet remains a major challenge for rural communities, where cable and fiber infrastructure are often unavailable. As a result, satellite vs 5G internet has become the most ...

The residents of Roane County, West Virginia, enjoy living among the rolling mountains and winding, two-lane roads. Situated between Charleston and Parkersburg, two of the state’s largest cities, the ...

The Department of Commerce has implemented yet more changes to the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program that will make internet access even harder for rural Americans. The NTIA is pushing to ...

In a digital world, even rural employees’ well-being is impacted by internet accessibility and quality.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Increasing rural internet connectivity continues to be a priority for the state and Gov. Greg ...